Inequality, Leverage and Crises /

The paper studies how high leverage and crises can arise as a result of changes in the income distribution. Empirically, the periods 1920-1929 and 1983-2008 both exhibited a large increase in the income share of the rich, a large increase in leverage for the remainder, and an eventual financial and...

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Huvudupphovsman: Ranciere, Romain
Övriga upphovsmän: Kumhof, Michael
Materialtyp: Tidskrift
Språk:English
Publicerad: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/268
Länkar:Full text available on IMF
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